PrepTest 101, Section 4, Question 27
Two impressive studies have reexamined Eric Williams' conclusion(454 more words not shown)
According to the passage, Eltis(8 more words not shown)
- APopular support for(10 more words not shown)
- BIn the early(11 more words not shown)
- CBritish views concerning(8 more words not shown)
- DWidespread literacy in(12 more words not shown)
- EAntislavery measures proposed(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Eltis challenges the rosy picture of British liberty and develops an explanation based on changing economic incentives. That's one clear prediction for a contention he argues against. Keep the direction straight: we need a claim he rejects, not merely a topic he discusses or a fact his theory explains.
Working the answers
- A
Eltis offers an explanation for the broad support; he doesn't deny that it existed.
- B
This is something Eltis supports. He says Williams may have “underestimated the economic viability” of the colonies, allowing that forced-labor colonies remained economically viable.
- CCorrect
Eltis rejects Drescher's idealized liberty tradition, points to acceptance of coercion, and explains why economic changes made free labor attractive. That challenges the view that British beliefs about liberty explain opposition to slavery.
- D
Literacy is part of Drescher's explanation. Eltis adds an economic account but isn't said to argue against literacy's contribution.
- E
The measures' limited opposition is part of the puzzle Eltis answers. He explains that reception rather than disputing that it occurred.
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